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ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR CAKE
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MICHMOUSE
October 13, 2012
Its funny how there are so many versions of this cake recipe and the claims that it came from ones family relative. The $ 100 cake recipe has been passed down in my family from my great great grandmother her paper the recipe is written on is dated 1897, and has written on it she received it from her great aunt.
dymnyno
January 25, 2010
Well...I did call it an urban myth. This is not a red velvet cake, however. I have heard this particular (my) story since I was a child ...and that was a long, long time ago!
buttaluva
January 25, 2010
this looks tasty...hate to ruin your family myth but recently read this article when looking for red velvet recipe and it debunks this story, which many family's apparently have claimed to be theirs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/14/dining/14velv.html?scp=5&sq=red+velvet+cake&st=nyt
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/14/dining/14velv.html?scp=5&sq=red+velvet+cake&st=nyt
Maria T.
November 20, 2009
I think it's amazing that your great aunt actually got the recipe from the Waldorf. I have to try it, and I will let you know how it came out.
dymnyno
November 21, 2009
Remember that this is a "family" story...it happened about 75 years ago...$100.00 was an exorbitant amount of money!
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